49ers donate half-million to gun control push
The San Francisco 49ers weighed in on the national firearms debate Thursday, announcing their $500,000 donation to push for more gun control and a ban on bump stocks.
‘Residential standards’ for nuclear plant decommissioning make little sense
From out of the proverbial left field, the state has introduced a new requirement that is as unnecessary as it is certain to kill the project.
Union says health care premiums put UVM raise below cost-of-living increase
According to United Academics, a union that represents University of Vermont faculty, labor contract negotiations are approaching the mediation stage, and a health care premium increase of almost 6 percent is a primary point of contention.
Keelan: Displaying the American and Vermont flags
Those that are hell-bent on destroying the flag, fortunately, are few in number, but gain quite a bit of media attention when they carry out their objective — and for the media, it is news. What does not receive coverage are those businesses and residences that display the flag day in and day out.
Act 46 designed to enhance education monopoly, limit school choice — a debate for Vermont
The education monopoly is continuing its incessant push to consolidate and control funding. That is, after all, what the monopoly is all about — growing its business at the expense of any competition.
Maynard: Death of a tea party
We are witnessing the tragic story of the death of a great movement. That movement is the Tea Party.
Former Clinton campaign spokesman defends Trump dossier after DNC funding revelations
Former Hillary Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon defended the anti-Trump dossier that has made up the substance of the Russian collusion allegations Tuesday night.
WaPo: Clinton campaign lawyer, DNC money behind salacious Russian dossier on Trump
A new Washington Post report says Clinton lawyer Marc Elias hired opposition research firm Fusion GPS on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Elias reportedly hired Fusion to find dirt on Trump, which lead to the infamous Trump dossier.
Sovereign immunity and why we don’t want government running health care
We may never find out if the state was corrupt or incompetent in regard to the EB-5 scandal. Victims may never get justice. Is that how we want our health care system to work, too?
Suter misjudges the impact of a $15 minimum wage
While Suter claims that past research shows “little negative impact on employment or hours,” Vermont’s Joint Fiscal Office estimates that Vermont’s economy will have 2,830 fewer jobs by 2028 if Vermont enacts a $15 minimum wage.
Congressional ‘climate change’ report relies on work funded by the Democrats’ largest donor
Congressional auditors released a report on the “potential economic effects of climate change” relied heavily on research funded, in part, by a foundation tied to the Democratic Party’s single largest political donor.
Social justice panelists discuss being black in Vermont
At a community forum about race issues in Vermont, a panel of black and white social-justice activists approached the discussion with sensitivity as well as calls for action in towns, businesses and schools across the state.